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In my opinion, if you thought that you had not been given enough time you should have asked for more (which we would have supported), rather than expect special treatment from the judges as a result of this.
The time available was nothing that could have been influenced by asking you to postpone the fight or by asking for more time (both of which I know you wouldn’t have objected to). It was determined by the need to keep the show and competition flowing. Our fight had already been pushed back to the third loser’s melee and the competition couldn’t progress until we fought. Considering there were still other battles to be fought and 20-25 minutes of show time left to fill, it wasn't possible to postpone the fight any longer. I also, on no occasion, expected special treatment from the judges and believe our fight was judged fairly and according to the competition rules in place. The situation also differed from the 720 v Wedgie fight, which is where a lot of people were getting confused and claiming that the judging was inconsistent, however that is a different matter.